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Night procession on a riverside ghat, with a red tractor at left driven by a man in a striped vest, pulling a decorated float. The float has marigold garlands, a golden canopy with blue and white fringe, and a golden kalasha-like finial. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand on the float, some holding objects, with white-clad attendants beside it. A saffron flag flies at right. Lines of standing people in white, orange and saffron clothing line the ghat, and small oil lamps light the edge of the platform.

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Night photograph of a decorated ratha-style procession vehicle lit by rows of oil lamps along the edge of a stone platform. On the vehicle, a man in white garments stands at the centre with raised hands near a kalasha-like ornament, flanked by figures in orange and red clothing. The vehicle is draped with a blue canopy, marigold-like garlands and a golden crown-shaped finial. Several saffron and orange flags are flying on poles. A large crowd of devotees in white, orange and dark clothing stands behind a rope barrier along the right side. Some lamps are placed in front of the barrier.2013-02-12February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a procession at Kumbh Mela on a riverside bridge or ghat, lit by warm yellow lights. A brightly illuminated decorated vehicle with fairy lights and a red and gold canopy is pulled by a red tractor. Several robed men in white and saffron dhotis stand around the float, one holding a tall golden standard pole and another an orange flag. Devotees in white shawls line the sides, and a barefoot man in white in the foreground is partly visible. Crowds fill the background. No clear a person candidate can be confirmed by appearance here.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10Night photograph of a brightly lit ceremonial float, a ratha-style chariot decorated with marigold garlands, tassels and a blue-and-orange canopy, carried along a riverside route. Several people in white dhotis and orange-saffron robes walk beside and on the float, one standing at its centre near ornate gold-coloured fittings. Devotees stand behind a metal barrier at left, and a red-roofed tractor follows at right under a hazy dusk sky.2013-02-10February 10 20132013-02-10February 12 20132013-02-12Night procession at a riverside ghat with a brightly lit, flower-garlanded ratha/chariot under a wide orange-and-blue canopy. Robed people in white and saffron stand on and around the float; several wear orange or saffron cloths and white dhotis, and one figure in the centre raises an arm. Strings of marigold and tinsel hang along the chariot's frame, and rows of small lamps line the barrier. Spectators stand at the railing on the left, and a tractor-drawn float with a red canopy is at the right edge. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2013-02-10A nighttime temple procession at an outdoor ground, lit by warm street lamps and a flaming torch. A decorated palanquin with a golden canopy, garlands of orange marigolds, and a turquoise umbrella is carried forward. Men in white dhotis and orange-red cloths, some bare-chested, walk in front, holding hands in a line, while women in saffron and cream saris follow alongside the chariot. A man in orange robes stands beside the palanquin holding a long golden staff, and a tractor sits at the left edge. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance cues.2013-02-12February 12 20132013-02-12Blurry night photograph of a brightly lit ceremonial procession float with an ornate golden canopy decorated with colourful ribbons and strings of lights, carried on a vehicle. Several people in white and saffron clothing stand and walk around the float, with orange flags visible on the right. Beside it, a red tractor-style vehicle carries people in white clothes. Dark silhouetted heads appear in the foreground along a stone railing.2013-02-10